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U.S. troops clash with militants in Mosul

May-17-2005 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

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By PAUL GARWOOD, Associated Press

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. troops backed by attack helicopters clashed with militants in Mosul on Tuesday, the military said. In Baghdad, gunmen killed a Shiite Muslim cleric, and two missing Sunni clerics were found shot dead, police said. [...]

U.S. troops and militants clashed in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday, with heavy exchanges of machine gun fire heard, according to an Associated Press reporter at the scene.

U.S. forces were seen advancing into the eastern neighborhood of Dhubbat, a known insurgent stronghold in Mosul, 225 miles northwest of Baghdad.

"Forces were attacked and called in helicopters to support them in the battle with insurgents," said U.S. military spokesman Sgt. John H. Franzen. He did not have further details. [...]

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